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These days, it’s not easy to find ordinary folks on either side of the border who oppose further rapprochement. International ostracism in the north creates a range of problems, including depressed economic output and wages, leaving it feeling impoverished compared with the south. Greek-speaking Cypriots, meanwhile, long to travel to the north without cumbersome and time-consuming border controls.
Source: latimes.com – Los Angeles Times